Genus Lixus

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Genus Lixus	February 03 2026	Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

While I was cleaning the mango tree in front of my house, I suddenly managed to find a very unique insect, namely a snout beetle. This snout beetle perched under the mango leaves, but luckily its orange color made it easy for me to find it because it was in contrast to the color of the leaves. Actually, this beetle has a relatively smaller size and we would have a very hard time finding this snout beetle if its color was the same green as the surrounding leaves.

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After I looked at it more closely, it turned out that this beetle had 6 legs with a very unique body shape, its mouth was a snout that looked like an ant hedgehog. I really like the shape and color, and this is one of the most unique insects I have ever encountered. Honestly, now I rarely find this insect even in my plantation, so when I found this insect I didn't want to waste this opportunity and immediately tried to photograph it, and luckily I succeeded in doing so.

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